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You have been tasked with exploring a tower that recently collapsed near town. You know little about the tower, except that kobolds are in some way connected to the collapse, and that the town's local, eccentric wizard, who lived near the tower, has gone missing as well.
Sir Rodric The Knight, wandering Knight Errant and aspiring great general clocking in!
Quick and dirty background (made up on the spot)
Rodric is aiming at becoming one of the greatest knights in the land, nay, the greatest general in the land and he believes he cannot achieve that while being stuck in the castle keep he calls home. So he set out looking for real life experiences to hone his craft of command and came to this little town where they asked him to investigate a collapsed tower.
Finally a chance to prove himself!
I realized I don't have a real backstory yet. I will try to write one up later.
I am ready.
As you approach the collapsed tower, you see that only fragments of the first and second floors still stand. Black stone and broken wooden debris lie scattered down the hill's southeast slope, and a rocky ramp of sorts leads up to the tower's second floor, which now looks like the only entrance into the tower, since the ancient iron front door seems to be covered by the same rubble that has created the ramp to the second floor.
Artemis looks around for tracks or any sign of activity around the tower.
Taking stock of those that he has been given under his command.
A ranger, very useful! He had heard tales of the resourcefulness of the woodsmen! I figure I have a valuable ally.
An achiemest... Whatever that was... I understand it to be some kind of bookworm or crafter or somesuch. Well she seemed to know a bit about the tower. Must be a local...
And lastly he seemed to have one of them wild men from... from... aw heck, he couldn't remember where. I dont put much stock in those wild, untrained folk. They were nothing next to well the trained Hell Knights from Enferac back at home, but it was his job to lead and support those he had, not to judge them for their lowly status or birth.
"What can you tell about the tower Kalarra? Can you see anything around that we should be worried about Artemis? Alaric, keep your greatsword at the ready, I would hate to be surprised or caught unawares..."
Alaric slowly walks up behind the knight.
So we goin' in or what?
With that he continues towards the tower with a grin on his face and Hellion in his hand.
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Kalarra looks over at Sir Rodrick with an evil glare. Walks right up to him and puts her right hand on his upper chest and gives him just enough of a push to knock him slightly off balance while saying "Well for one thing, I am not your slave and I will take orders from no man. Then she turns and starts walking over toward the tower adding "Secondly, if you must know, over there" pointing toward the main part of the destroyed castle "that's all in a sinkhole and I have no idea just how must of the basement still exists and be careful the rest of this is unstable, so if your not careful you might scuff your armor." And with a sour glance back at the boys she heads toward the most stable part of the rubble.
"Right. Walk carefully, grounds unstable. Dont piss of the achiemest. Well Alaric? Shall we go in?"
Artemis shakes his head as he follows the Tiefling up to the tower.
"If it pleases the Knight, can I keep my longbow handy too? Don't want to step out of line or some such." Artemis sarcastically says.
Isn't that what I just said?
As you step onto the rubble that has become a ramp to the second floor, you notice that it seems a bit unstable.
Alaric follows right behind.
Artemis tries to climb up behind Alaric.
Kalarra and Alaric are able to climb to the top with ease, but Artemis seems to struggle, slipping back down the pile of rubble, unharmed but no closer to his goal.
Artemis tries to climb up again.
Giving a small whimper that he hopes that the others dont notice, Sir Rodric attempts to scale the imposing rocky slope.
Luckily for the brave knight he managed to find a path that the others had missed and was able to have an easy time of that, acting just a little smug when he gets to the top.
After reaching the top, you make your way through a few rooms of the collapsed tower before reaching a long corridor. In the room at the end of this narrow corridor is a strange metallic contraption of gears and chains. A large lever extends out at a forty-five-degree angle from the front of it.
Hovering above the contraption is a small, roiling cloud of energy that periodically sends out sparks of electricity into the air.
As you pull on the lever, you hear gears cranking and parts moving off into the distance.
Moments after you touch the control, however, the cloud of energy looks at you with eyes that seem to appear from nowhere, and flies toward you to attack.
The cloud of electricity lunges out with arms that look to be charged with lightning bolts, but its attack flies wide of Kalarra.
The cloud lashes out again at Kalarra, but misses wide once more.
What else is there to do but charge?
"For Enferac! Men, CHARGE!"
Alaric shouts a blood curdling shout and his eyes become dark red. He runs across the room at the cloud and strikes at it with Hellion.
Artemis fires an arrow at the elemental.
Sir Rodrick and Alaric both hit the mark with their attacks, and the cloud of sparks dissipates instantly.
After you travel down a winding hallway, you reach another wooden door in front of you, closed.
The door doesn't look trapped, nor does it look locked, but simply stuck.
"Here, Ma'am. Allow me to assist you as it is the honorable thing to do."
Come now children.
Alaric throws himself, shoulder first into the door.
We seem to be missing a player and our DM.